This Week in Birthdays: Carlsen, Reshevsky, Harman

Samuel Reshevsky, here giving a Simul at age 8, would have turned 101 tomorrow

This week's chess and poker birthdays.  Happy Birthday to all!

November 25 - December 1

Sunday, November 25:

• none

Monday, November 26:

• Baadur Jobava (Age 29, Georgian GM, 2710)
• Ivan Cheparinov (Age 26, Bulgarian GM, 2710)
• Samuel Reshevsky (Deceased, US GM, 8-time US Champion)

Tuesday, November 27:

• Vladimir Malakhov (Age 32, Russian GM, 2709)
• Freddy "Fast Freddy" Deeb (Age 57, Lebanese-American Poker Pro, 2 WSOP Bracelets)

Wednesday, November 28:

• Evgeny Alekseev (Age 27, Russian GM, 2691)
• Kiril Georgiev (Age 47, Bulgarian GM, 2660)

Thursday, November 29:

• Lev Psakhis (Age 54, Israeli GM, 2524)
• Don Cheadle (Age 48, Amateur Poker Player, Defeated Phil Ivey, David Pham and J.P Kelly in NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship)
• Jennifer Harman (Age 48, US Poker Pro, 2 WSOP Bracelets, Recognized as one of the best female poker players in the world)

Friday, November 30:

• Magnus Carlsen (Age 22, Norweigian GM, World #1, 2848)

Saturday, December 1:

• Fred "Sarge" Ferris (Deceased, US Poker Pro, 1 WSOP Bracelet, 1989 Poker Hall of Fame Inductee)